Westfield Stratford City is a shopping centre in Stratford, London, which opened on 13 September 2011. With a total retail floor area of 1,905,542 square feet (177,030.6 m2), it is one of the largest urban shopping centres in Europe, and the third-largest shopping centre in the UK by retail space, behind the MetroCentre and the Trafford Centre. Taking the surrounding shopping area into account, it is the largest urban shopping centre in the European Union.
Originally fully owned by the Westfield Group, in November 2010 ABP Pension Fund and CPP Investment Board each purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%.
Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to the London Olympic Park, East Village, Stratford Regional and Stratford International stations. The shopping centre is part of a large multi-purpose development project called Stratford City. It is promoted as contributing significantly to the local economy, with the creation of up to 10,000 permanent jobs including 2,001 going to local people. However, there are counter-reports of a significantly negative impact on other local businesses due to the preponderance of chain stores.
Westfield Stratford City has been reported to be the first large-scale use of Pavegen floor tiles to harness kinetic energy.
The site was formerly occupied by Stratford Works and Locomotive Depot.
Video Westfield Stratford City
Retail area
The shopping centre is anchored by a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2) John Lewis department store, a 32,000 sq ft (3,000 m2) Waitrose supermarket, a 136,000 sq ft (12,600 m2) Marks & Spencer department store, a 24-hour casino (Aspers) and a seventeen screen all-digital Vue cinema. The shopping centre also has a 267-room Premier Inn hotel, and a Holiday Inn with 350 rooms. The shopping centre has approximately 280 stores and 70 restaurants.
Maps Westfield Stratford City
Transport
To the south of the site lies Stratford station which is served by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, Greater Anglia, TfL Rail, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway, and a number of c2c services. The Elizabeth line is scheduled to serve the station from 2017. To the north lies Stratford International station which is served by Southeastern and Docklands Light Railway services.
Stratford bus station and Stratford City bus station are served by numerous London Buses routes and National Express and Terravision long distance services.
According to Westfield, while the site supports a 5,000 space car park, 80% of the shoppers arrive at the centre on public transport.
In popular culture
In January 2012, X-Factor singer Olly Murs filmed a music video for his single Oh My Goodness.
References
External links
- Official Website
- Stratford City on The Retail Database
- "The Golden Temple" Featured Documentary on Westfield, Stratford and the Olympic Games, 2012
Source of article : Wikipedia
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